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[ FOGHORN BLOWS ]

[ FOGHORN BLOWS ]

FULL LEFT RUDDER.

FULL LEFT RUDDER.

A LITTLE LATE THIS YEAR, KELLY.

IT'S APRIL, AIN'T IT?

APRIL, HELL! IT'S JUNE.

[ FOGHORN BLOWS ]

WHO IS HE, CAPTAIN?

THE NAME IS KELLY.

ONE-THIRD LEEWARD.

Man: ONE-THIRD LEEWARD, SIR.

"YELLOWSTONE" KELLY?

THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL HIM.

[ FOGHORN BLOWS ]

EVENIN'.

EVENIN'.

THOSE ARE REAL NICE-LOOKIN' PELTS.

THEY'RE WOLF, AIN'T THEY?

MOSTLY.

GONNA SELL THEM AT FORT BUFORD, ARE YOU?

I PLAN TO.

MY NAME'S HARPER -- ANCE HARPER.

MINE'S KELLY.

I KNOW.

HARDLY NOBODY ON THE BIG MONEY THAT AIN'T HEARD OF YOU,

MR. KELLY.

OH?

SURE A LOT OF SKINS.

WHERE'D YOU COME BY 'EM?

UP THE SNAKE.

THAT'S SIOUX COUNTRY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU WANT PRIME SKINS, YOU GO WHERE THE GAME IS.

WHERE YOU FIND GAME, YOU FIND INDIANS.

MAKES IT KIND OF HARD TO STAY ALIVE, DON'T IT?

SOMETIMES.

MR. KELLY?

YEAH?

I'D BE OBLIGED IF YOU LET ME BUY YOU A DRINK.

AIN'T YOU KIND OF YOUNG TO BE GOIN' AGAINST RIVER WHISKEY?

I'M 21.

OH?

I WILL BE...

IN TWO YEARS.

THAT'S DIFFERENT.

COME ON.

[ FOGHORN BLOWS ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

WELL, WELL, WELL!

HO HO HO!

WHISKEY.

LEAVE THE BOTTLE.

YES, SIR.

Man: HEY, LOOK!

I THOUGHT IT WAS AGAINST THE LAW TO SELL WHISKEY TO AN INDIAN.

[ LAUGHTER ]

WHAT DO YOU THINK HE IS, A SIOUX OR A BLACKFOOT?

HE LOOKS MORE LIKE A SHOSHONE SHEEP-EATER TO ME.

[ LAUGHTER ]

HEY, WHY DON'T YOU GO ASK HIM?

YOU FIGURE HE CAN TALK?

I DON'T KNOW. GO AHEAD -- FIND OUT.

ALL RIGHT.

HEY! ME AND THE BOYS HERE

ARE TRYIN' TO FIGURE WHAT TRIBE YOU RUN WITH.

I SAID --

I HEARD YOU.

HEY, WHAT DO YOU KNOW? HE TALKS WHITE.

[ LAUGHTER ]

YOU MUST BE A TAME INDIAN.

I WOULDN'T COUNT ON THAT.

Man: SERGEANT!

THAT'S ENOUGH.

I WAS ONLY --

I SAID THAT'S ENOUGH!

YES, SIR.

GETTIN' TO WHERE THE ARMY DON'T CARE WHO IT JOINS.

MAJOR TOWNS EXTENDS HIS COMPLIMENTS.

HE'D LIKE TO SEE YOU IN THE CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS.

HE WOULD?

YES, SIR. ON THE DOUBLE, SIR.

YOU TELL YOUR MAJOR I'VE BEEN A LONG TIME DRY --

HE'LL HAVE TO WAIT.

HE SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT, SIR.

TO HIM OR ME?

WELL, SIR, HE DIDN'T SAY, SIR.

HE DIDN'T?

NO, SIR.

GO ASK HIM.

YES, SIR.

THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, LIEUTENANT.

THAT WILL BE ALL.

THE CAPTAIN TOLD ME

YOU WEREN'T ONE TO TAKE ORDERS, MR. KELLY.

YOU COULD SAY THAT.

I'M MAJOR TOWNS.

I WONDER IF I COULD HAVE A WORD WITH YOU...

ALONE?

IT'LL ONLY TAKE A MOMENT.

WHY NOT?

PAY THE MAN.

YES, SIR.

I'LL COME DIRECTLY TO THE POINT, MR. KELLY.

I'M ON MY WAY TO TAKE OVER THE GARRISON

AT FORT BUFORD.

NOW, MY FIRST DUTY THERE

WILL BE TO JUMP THE SIOUX SOUTH OF THE YELLOWSTONE

AND DRIVE THEM BACK TO THE DAKOTAS.

THE, UH, TERRITORY SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI

IS UNMAPPED -- UNKNOWN.

THAT IS, TO EVERYONE BUT YOU, MR. KELLY.

IT MAY COME AS SOMEWHAT OF A SURPRISE,

BUT YOUR EXPLOITS AS SCOUT FOR GENERAL CROOK

IN ARIZONA TERRITORY AGAINST THE APACHE,

AS WELL AS YOUR ACTIVITIES HERE IN YELLOWSTONE COUNTRY,

HAVE BEEN WIDELY ACCLAIMED,

BOTH IN ARMY CIRCLES AND IN WASHINGTON ALIKE.

IN SHORT, I THINK YOU'RE THE MAN FOR THE JOB.

JOB?

I NEED A GUIDE, MR. KELLY --

A GUIDE TO LEAD ME TO THE SIOUX.

YOU NEED MORE THAN THAT.

THERE CAN'T BE BUT A HANDFUL OF MEN AT BUFORD.

I TRUST YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE.

YOU EVER GO AGAINST THE SIOUX, MAJOR?

I'M NOT AN INDIAN FIGHTER, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN.

THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.

THE COUNTRY SOUTH OF THE BIG MUDDY

BELONGS TO 'EM.

THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T THINK SO.

THEY DO...

AND THEY INTEND TO KEEP IT.

THE WAY THEY LOOK AT IT,

THEY'RE FIGHTIN' FOR EVERYTHIN' GOD GIVES ANYBODY TO FIGHT FOR.

I GO LEADIN' YOU UP THE SNAKE,

YOU WON'T EVEN HAVE ANYBODY LEFT TO BUGLE OVER YOU.

THE TREATY OF '74 CLEARLY STATES --

WORDS ON PAPER, MAJOR.

THEY DON'T MEAN A THING UNLESS THEY'RE LIVED UP TO.

BUT THEY HAVE NO RIGHT --

NOT ANYMORE, THEY DON'T.

WE WHITES SAW TO THAT.

I UNDERSTAND, UH, YOU'VE RUN YOUR TRAP LINES

THROUGH SIOUX TERRITORY FOR SOME TIME, MR. KELLY.

SEVEN YEARS.

IT COULDN'T BE YOU'RE AFRAID

OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO YOUR FUR TRADE

IF WE WERE TO TAME THE LAND, COULD IT?

BEIN' AS WE'RE SPEAKIN' PLAIN OUT WHAT WE THINK, MAJOR,

COULDN'T BE YOU'RE LOOKIN' FOR A SIOUX FEATHER IN YOUR CAP,

COULD IT?

MEANING?

MEANING PROMOTION WOULD COME EASY

FOR A MAN THAT RAN THE SIOUX OUT --

MIGHT EVEN MAKE YOU A GENERAL,

ESPECIALLY AFTER WHAT HAPPENED TO CUSTER ON THE HORN.

I SEE WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER, MR. KELLY.

DO WE?

IN OTHER WORDS...

YOU REFUSE?

IN ANY WORDS I REFUSE.

WILL YOU BE STAYIN' ON IN BUFORD FOR A WHILE, MR. KELLY?

NO.

SEEMS LIKE YOU WOULD, AFTER BEIN' ALONE SO LONG.

AS SOON AS I CAN UNLOAD MY FURS,

I'LL BE HEADIN' BACK UP THE SNAKE.

DON'T HARDLY GIVE YOU MUCH CHANCE

TO SPEND YOUR MONEY, DOES IT?

I TRADE FOR TRAPS --

KEEP BUILDIN' UP MY STRING THAT WAY.

ONE DAY I HOPE TO HAVE ENOUGH TRAPS

TO SET EVERY GAME TRAIL NORTH OF THE YELLOWSTONE.

WHEN THAT TIME COMES,

I -- I GUESS YOU'LL BE NEEDIN' SOMEBODY

TO HELP YOU RUN YOUR LINES, WON'T YOU, MR. KELLY?

I MIGHT.

I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU'D CONSIDER HIRIN' SOMEBODY

TO GO UPRIVER WITH YOU TILL THEN,

SAY, LIKE A -- A MULE PACKER

OR A COOK?

YOU'RE A COOK?

WELL, I -- I COULD LEARN.

YOU GOT ANY IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE

TO SPEND A WINTER IN MONTANA HIGH COUNTRY --

SEE NOBODY WHITE, TALKIN' TO YOURSELF,

ALL THE TIME LONESOME.

YOU'RE YOUNG -- TOO YOUNG.

YOU WOULDN'T LAST IN INDIAN COUNTRY.

FIRST BLACK, LONESOME NIGHT COME ALONG,

LIKE AS NOT I'D HAVE TO WIPE YOUR NOSE

AND PACK YOU BACK DOWN THE TRAIL.

I COULD STAY OUT THE WINTER.

NOT WITH ME.

BUT WHY?

LOOK, BOY, I LIKE BEIN' ALONE.

IT'S A GOOD WAY.

I INTEND TO KEEP IT LIKE THAT.

I'VE BEEN OBLIGED TO KNOW YOU.

SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT YEAR, MR. KELLY.

YOU BET. I'LL BE HERE.

MR. KELLY?

YEAH?

ARE YOU SURE YOU WON'T CHANGE YOUR MIND?

I'M SURE.

HEY, INDIAN,

YOU AND THEM OTHER JACKASSES ARE BLOCKIN' THE ARMY'S WAY.

GO AROUND ME.

I'LL DO MY BEST.

HAH!

HA HA HA HA HA!

HA HA HA HA HA --

COME ON! LET'S GO! HEY!

WHAT'D YOU SAY YOUR NAME WAS, BOY?

[ Panting ] HARPER -- ANCE HARPER.

YOU'LL DO, ANCE HARPER.

COME ON -- LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

THE SNAKE.

MR. KELLY?

MR. KELLY?

I SEE 'EM.

IF WE CAN MAKE IT ACROSS THIS CLEARING,

WE GOT A CHANCE.

AIN'T WE GONNA HURRY?

YEAH -- STARTIN' RIGHT NOW.

YAH! COME ON!

HAH! HAH!

STAY DOWN, BOY! STAY DOWN!

[ SPEAKING SIOUX LANGUAGE ]

WHAT DO THEY WANT?

THEY'LL GET AROUND TO IT.

[ SPEAKING SIOUX LANGUAGE ]

YOU ARE THE ONE THEY CALL KELLY.

HE IS THE ONE.

WE HAVE LOOKED FOR YOU MANY DAYS.

I AM GLAD YOU HAVE COME.

I DIDN'T COME. I WAS BROUGHT HERE --

TIED UP LIKE A MAN-DAMNED DOG-EATER.

SAYAPI, IS THIS TRUE?

THEY RAN. I WAS FORCED TO GIVE CHASE.

YOU WERE TOLD TO RIDE IN PEACE!

I HAD NO CHOICE.

YOU'RE A LIAR.

SAYAPI!

[ SPEAKING SIOUX LANGUAGE ]

Don't you think you should take it easy?

You can't back down --

they can smell fear in a man's sweat.

MY NEPHEW IS YOUNG.

HIS HEART IS BAD TOWARD ALL WHITES.

AND GALL -- HOW IS HIS HEART?

YOU KNOW MY NAME.

LIKE I KNOW MY OWN.

GALL NAHUNGPAPA, CHIEF OF THE SEVEN NATIONS --

HATER OF WHITES, KILLER OF WOMEN AND SMALL ONES.

YOU BELIEVE THAT?

A MAN HEARS WHAT HE HEARS.

YOU KNOW ME, BUT YOU DO NOT REMEMBER ME.

THINK BACK MANY YEARS.

I WAS BUT A WARRIOR THEN.

THE RIVER FORT SOLDIERS HAD SHOT ME

AND LEFT ME FOR DEAD

AT THE MOUTH OF THE SNAKE.

YOU FOUND ME

AND CUT THE IRON THAT KILLS FROM MY BODY.

HERE.

NOW DO YOU REMEMBER?

I REMEMBER.

YOU SAVED MY LIFE...

AND NOW YOU'LL DO THE SAME FOR ANOTHER.

AN ARAPAHO CAPTIVE LIES WOUNDED IN MY LODGE.

THE WOUND MUST BE MENDED...

OR THE CAPTIVE WILL DIE.

ALL THIS FOR AN ARAPAHO?

THIS ONE MUST LIVE.

COME.

BURNIN' UP WITH FEVER.

SHE'LL BE DEAD BEFORE MORNIN'.

SHE WILL NOT DIE.

THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO.

YOU WILL CUT THE IRON FROM HER BODY,

AS YOU DID FROM MINE.

YOU PUT A KNIFE IN HER, IT'LL KILL HER MUCH QUICKER.

FOR SEVEN YEARS

I'VE ALLOWED YOU TO STAY IN OUR LAND

TO TRAP YOUR GAME IN PEACE.

I HAVE GIVEN YOU LIFE AS YOU GAVE ME

AT THE MOUTH OF THE SNAKE.

NOW WE'RE EVEN.

YOU WILL HEAL THE ARAPAHO.

AND IF I DON'T?

I WILL KILL YOU.

[ MOANS WEAKLY ]

THERE'S A BULLET IN HER SPINE.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

THE ONLY THING I CAN DO. GET ME A BLANKET.

YES, SIR.

PLACE MY ROBE BENEATH HER.

THERE'LL BE BLOOD.

TAKE IT.

WE'LL NEED MORE LIGHT.

BRING WOOD.

AND FOUR STAKES TO TIE HER DOWN WITH.

ANCE, GET THE MULE ROPES -- THAT OUGHT TO HOLD HER DOWN.

NO!

THE WOMAN CAN STAND THE PAIN.

I'VE GOT TO DIG A BULLET OUT OF HER SPINE.

IF SHE MOVES, IT'S LIKELY TO KILL HER.

YOU'LL DO AS TOLD, SAYAPI.

SHE'S MY CAPTIVE --

TIE HER! TIE HER HARD.

GET THE ROPES, AND BRING SOME CLEAN CLOTH.

YES, SIR.

SHE IS READY.

MR. KELLY...

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP?

KNOW ANY PRAYERS?

ONE.

SAY IT.

AHHHH! AHH! AHH!

AAAAAH! AHHHHHHHH!

AAAAAAH! AHHHH! AHHHHH!

[ CHANTING ]

FIGURE SHE'LL DIE, MR. KELLY?

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, WHAT'LL THEY DO IF SHE DOES?

IT DEPENDS.

THAT'S THE TROUBLE WITH INDIANS --

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THEY'LL DO NEXT.

THEY DON'T, EITHER.

THAT SAYAPI --

I WISH HE'D TAKE THAT GRIN OFF HIS FACE.

PROUD -- COUNTED COOP ON US.

COOP?

THAT STICK HE CLUBBED US WITH --

COOP STICK.

HORSEBACK INDIANS FIGURE ANYBODY CAN STAND SAFE OFF

AND KILL A MAN,

BUT IF YOU CAN GET IN CLOSE ENOUGH TO TOUCH HIM

AND THEN RIDE AWAY ALIVE,

THAT'S SOMETHING TO TELL YOUR SQUAW ABOUT.

KIND OF CRAZY.

YEAH, BUT THAT'S THE WAY THEY LOOK AT IT.

THIS NEVER WOULD HAVE HAPPENED

IF I HADN'T OF LET THAT HORSE GO DOWN UNDER ME.

MY FAULT --

I NEVER SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT YOU ALONG

IN THE FIRST PLACE.

SHE LIVES.

WE'LL GO NOW.

Sayapi: NO!

SHE MAY YET DIE.

THIS IS TRUE.

I'VE DONE EVERYTHING I CAN.

ANCE, GET THE HORSES.

WAIT!

I PROMISED ONLY TO KILL YOU IF YOU FAILED.

THE UNSPOKEN PART OF SUCH A PROMISE

IS FREEDOM IF I SUCCEED.

CAN IT BE THAT YOUR WORD'S NO BETTER THAN YOUR MARK?

YOU SAT ON A BLANKET IN LARAMIE

AND SWORE TO KILL NO MORE WHITE MEN!

YOU WOULD HAVE THEM TAKE AWAY OUR LAND, OUR HORSES,

DRIVE US TO THE NORTH?

YOU GAVE YOUR WORD!

IN ALL THE DAYS OF MY PEOPLE,

NO INDIAN HAS BEEN THE FIRST TO BREAK A TREATY.

GO IN PEACE, MY BROTHER.

Sayapi: NO!

MY UNCLE SPEAKS WITH THE TONGUE OF A WOMAN!

I SAY --

[ GAGGING ]

[ GASPING ]

NOW GO QUIETLY...

AND GIVE THANKS I DID NOT KILL YOU.

THE ARAPAHO CAPTIVE HAS MADE HIM LIKE THIS.

HE HAS LOOKED AT HER, BUT SHE HAS NOT LOOKED BACK.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

I UNDERSTAND.

THEN GO IN PEACE.

[ SPEAKING SIOUX LANGUAGE ]

HOME.

GIVE ME A HAND WITH THESE PACKS.

YES, SIR.

AS SOON AS WE GET THIS FINISHED,

I'LL WATER AND GRAIN THE ANIMALS.

YOU DIG UP SOMETHIN' TO EAT.

YES, SIR.

WHAT'S THAT?

DOVE EGGS.

DOVE EGGS?

YES, SIR.

A MIGHT TOO DONE, ARE THEY?

A MIGHT.

MAYBE IF I GOT SOME --

NEVER MIND.

GOT ANY COFFEE?

YES, SIR.

IF IT'S ALL THE SAME TO YOU,

I'LL DO THE COOKIN' FROM NOW ON.

IF YOU GIVE ME SOME TIME, I CAN LEARN, MR. KELLY.

NOT ON ME.

WHERE YOU GOIN'?

TO FIND SOMETHIN' TO BUILD YOU A BED WITH.

DON'T GO TO NO TROUBLE.

YOU CAN'T SLEEP ON THE FLOOR.

I GOT A FEELIN' THIS IS GONNA BE A LONG WINTER.

DOVE EGGS.

MR. KELLY?

HMM?

YOU ASLEEP?

[ MUMBLES ]

[ WOLF HOWLS ]

IS THAT A WOLF, MR. KELLY?

I HOPE SO.

[ HOWLING CONTINUES ]

[ HOWLING STOPS ]

HE STOPPED.

HMM?

THE WOLF.

YEAH.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come,

thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day --

AIN'T YOU EVER GONNA SETTLE DOWN?

WHAT ARE YOU MUMBLIN' ABOUT?

I WAS SAYIN' -- I WAS SAYIN' MY NIGHT PRAYER.

PRAYER?

THAT'S WHAT MY FOLKS TAUGHT ME.

THEY KNOW YOU'RE RUNNIN' AROUND LOOSE

IN THIS COUNTRY, DO THEY?

NO, SIR.

THE FEVER TOOK 'EM.

I'M ALONE.

THAT IS, I WAS.

CAN'T RIDE, CAN'T COOK.

COME MORNIN',

I'LL HAVE TO TEACH YOU HOW TO PACK A MULE.

YES, SIR.

THAT PRAYER --

SAME ONE YOU SAID OVER THE ARAPAHO, IS IT?

YES, SIR.

IT MUST BE A GOOD ONE.

GOOD NIGHT, BOY.

GOOD NIGHT, MR. KELLY.

IF I WAS YOU, I'D WORK FROM THE SIDE.

I THINK I CAN HANDLE IT FROM THIS END, MR. KELLY.

WATCH HIS EARS.

[ BRAYING ]

WATCH HIS --

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I THINK SO.

WHEW!

YOU WANT ME TO TRY IT AGAIN, MR. KELLY?

NOT TODAY.

THIS KEEPS UP, HE'S LIABLE TO FORGET HIS MANNERS.

IF THAT HAPPENS, I'LL HAVE TO SHAVE HIS TAIL.

HUH?

THE WAY THE ARMY DOES TO LET YOU KNOW A GREEN MULE --

ONE THAT HASN'T BEEN FULL BROKE.

"SHAVETAIL" THEY CALL 'EM.

YOU MEAN LIKE A NEW LIEUTENANT?

IT COMES FROM THERE.

BOY-OFFICER, JACKASS -- SAME THING.

WERE YOU EVER IN THE ARMY, MR. KELLY?

TWO YEARS.

WHERE?

OH, DRY COUNTRY MOSTLY.

ARIZONA?

NEW MEXICO, ALL DOWN THROUGH THERE.

I WAS A SCOUT FOR GENERAL CROOK.

GOT TO WHERE I COULD SEE AN INDIAN COMIN' FOR A MILE...

LIKE THAT ONE UP THERE.

COME ON.

THE ARAPAHO.

LET'S GET HER INSIDE.

IS SHE DEAD?

ABOUT HALFWAY.

WE GOT TO GET THAT FEVER DOWN.

STRIP HER CLOTHES OFF. I'LL GET SOME WATER.

YES, SIR.

MR. KELLY?

YEAH?

I'LL GET THE WATER.

MR. KELLY?

MR. KELLY!

WE HAVE COME FOR THE ARAPAHO.

I FIGURED YOU WOULD.

YOU'LL BRING HER OUT.

NOW!

NO.

I THOUGHT WE HAD LOOKED AT EACH OTHER

AND SPOKEN AS BROTHERS.

WE DID.

THEN DO AS I SAY.

SHE'S IN NO SHAPE TO TRAVEL.

YET SHE CAN STEAL A WAR PONY AND RIDE IN THE BLIND NIGHT.

IT'S NOT ONLY THE NIGHT THAT'S BLIND.

HOW COULD SHE KNOW I WAS THE ONE THAT CUT THE IRON FROM HER BODY?

HER EYES WERE OPEN ONLY IN PAIN WHILE I WAS AT YOUR CAMP.

SHE CAME TO THIS VALLEY BY CHANCE.

LIES!

YOU MOVE HER, IT'LL KILL HER.

LIES!

NO. IT IS TRUE.

SHE IS MY CAPTIVE. I WILL TAKE HER NOW.

SAYAPI, HEAR ME.

IT IS MANY MILES TO OUR WINTER CAMP.

THE ARAPAHO WILL REMAIN UNTIL SHE IS WELL.

I HEAR YOU, MY UNCLE...

AND I SAY YOU DO NOT WANT ME TO TAKE THE WOMAN

BECAUSE YOU WOULD HAVE HER FOR YOURSELF.

I DO NOT HUNGER FOR WHAT IS NOT MINE.

YOU'LL DO AS I SAY.

THE WOMAN HAS MADE YOU WEAK.

I TAKE YOUR ORDERS NO LONGER.

SAYAPI!

SORRY I HAD TO DO THAT.

NO MATTER. HE JUST WANTED TO KILL YOU.

WHAT ABOUT THE WOMAN?

THE BIG SNOW WILL COME EARLY.

WHEN IT IS GONE, I WILL COME FOR HER.

IT'S TRUE, ISN'T IT?

WHAT HE SAID ABOUT YOU WANTIN' HER.

WHEN SHE IS WELL, SHE CAN SAY FOR HERSELF

WITH WHOM SHE WISHES TO RIDE.

SOUNDS FAIR ENOUGH.

REMEMBER -- SAYAPI WILL KILL YOU IF HE CAN.

I CANNOT STOP HIM.

LOOK WELL TO YOUR WATCH FIRES, MY BROTHER.

YAH! HAH! HAH!

HERE -- EAT THIS.

YOU WISH I HAD NOT COME HERE.

I WISH I'D NEVER LAID EYES ON YOU.

SOON I WILL BE WELL, AND THEN I WILL GO.

GO WHERE?

TO MY PEOPLE, BEYOND THE LAND THAT BURNS.

IT'S A HUNDRED UPHILL MILES TO ARAPAHO COUNTRY.

YOU'D NEVER MAKE IT.

YOU COULD TAKE ME.

I COULD, BUT I WON'T.

YOU WOULD LET THEM COME FOR ME?

THAT'S RIGHT.

THEY WILL KILL ME.

NOT AFTER ALL THE TROUBLE THEY'VE GONE TO

TO KEEP YOU ALIVE.

THEN I AM STILL A CAPTIVE.

IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT.

WINTER WILL COME EARLY,

BUT THAT WILL NOT KEEP SAYAPI AWAY.

HE HAS LOOKED AT ME.

HEAR ME!

I OWE YOU MY LIFE,

AND WHEN I AM WELL I WILL COOK, BEAR WOOD AND WATER FOR YOU.

I WILL DO ANYTHING YOU ASK...

ANYTHING.

BUT IF I GET THE CHANCE,

I WILL STEAL A MULE AND RIDE TO MY PEOPLE.

[ MAN GRUNTS, WATER SPLASHES ]

MR. KELLY?

KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN.

YES, SIR.

I TRIPPED OVER THE WATER TROUGH.

THE WATER TROUGH?

UH-HUH. I DIDN'T HEAR YOU COMIN'.

THEN YOU WON'T HEAR SAYAPI, EITHER.

IF I'D BEEN HIM, I'D HAVE YOUR SCALP HANGIN' ON MY BELT.

STUMBLIN' AROUND IN THE DARK LIKE A KNEE-WALKIN' DRUNK.

WELL, I'M SORRY.

BEIN' SORRY WON'T KEEP YOU ALIVE.

NEXT TIME, FIND YOURSELF A DARK SPOT AND STAY PUT.

NOW GO ON INSIDE AND GET YOURSELF SOME REST.

I'LL TAKE OVER TILL MIDNIGHT.

MR. KELLY?

YEAH?

HOW LONG ARE WE GONNA KEEP THIS UP --

WATCHIN', WAITIN'?

IT DEPENDS.

DO YOU THINK SAYAPI WILL COME BACK?

I KNOW HE'LL COME BACK.

I'D RATHER LOSE SOME SLEEP THAN MY HAIR.

YES, SIR.

THE WOMAN -- HOW IS SHE?

SHE OUGHT TO BE ON HER FEET IN A WEEK, MAYBE LESS.

SHE SURE IS PRETTY.

I GUESS SHE'S ABOUT THE BEST ALLOVER GOOD-LOOKIN' WOMAN

I EVER SEEN.

SHE AIN'T UGLY.

NO, SIR, SHE SURE AIN'T.

MIDNIGHT?

MIDNIGHT.

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

I'LL BE BACK BEFORE DARK.

CAN I GO ALONG?

SOMEBODY'S GOT TO STAY HERE AND WATCH THE WOMAN.

MAYBE IF WE GOT HER TO GIVE HER WORD.

THAT WOULDN'T DO ANY GOOD.

SHE'D TRY ANYTHING TO GET BACK TO HER PEOPLE.

SHE BELONGS THERE.

THEN WHY DON'T WE LET HER GO?

IT TOOK ME SEVEN YEARS

TO BUILD UP MY LINES IN THIS COUNTRY.

I CAN'T THROW IT ALL AWAY FOR A SQUAW.

IF GALL GETS BACK, HE CAN HAVE HER.

THAT DON'T SEEM RIGHT.

I'M NOT TALKIN' ABOUT RIGHT.

I'M TALKIN' ABOUT STAYIN' ALIVE.

I'LL WATCH HER.

YOU SEE THAT YOU DO.

CAN I HELP YOU WITH THAT?

I WILL DO IT.

MR. KELLY SAID I WAS TO KEEP AN EYE ON YOU,

SEE THAT YOU DIDN'T WORK TOO HARD

WHILE HE WAS GONE.

GONE?

UP THE SNAKE, CHECKIN' THE MOUTH STRING.

HE'LL BE BACK BEFORE DARK.

I CAN'T SAY AS I MIND.

KEEPIN' AN EYE ON YOU, I MEAN.

COME TO THINK OF IT, I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOUR NAME.

WAHLEEAH.

WAHLEEAH.

MM-HMM.

THAT SURE IS PRETTY.

HE HAS TOLD YOU, THEN?

TOLD ME?

THAT I WOULD RUN AWAY.

HE SAID IF YOU GOT THE CHANCE

YOU'D TAKE OFF FOR ARAPAHO COUNTRY.

I'M TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T.

I SEE.

IT AIN'T AS IF HE DON'T WANT TO HELP.

I KNOW.

HE IS AFRAID OF GALL.

AFRAID?

THAT IS WHY HE WILL NOT TAKE ME TO MY PEOPLE.

HE FEARS WHAT THEY WILL DO

IF I'M NOT HERE WHEN THEY RETURN.

THAT AIN'T IT AT ALL.

MR. KELLY'S GOT TRAPS TO RUN, FUR TO PACK OUT OF HIGH COUNTRY.

HE CAN'T GO CHASIN' ALL OVER THE MONTANA MOUNTAINS FOR A S--

A SQUAW?

HE SAVED YOUR LIFE.

[ SIGHS ]

ONLY BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE KILLED HIM

IF HE HAD NOT.

I'M GOING TO WASH MY BODY IN THE RIVER.

HAS HE TOLD YOU TO WATCH ME HERE, TOO?

WELL -- NO.

THEN KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE MULE.

I CANNOT WALK TO ARAPAHO COUNTRY.

YES, MA'AM.

WHAT HAPPENED, SERGEANT?

SIOUX, MAJOR. THEY JUMPED US UPRIVER.

HOW MANY?

COULDN'T TELL. THEY HIT AND RAN, SIR.

YOU SAY THEY RAN?

YES, SIR. THEY'RE HEADIN' FOR THEIR WINTER CAMP.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

THEY GOT THEIR DOGS AND SQUAWS WITH 'EM.

THEN WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK UP THEIR TRAIL.

GET ANOTHER HORSE, SERGEANT.

YOU'LL RIDE THE POINT WITH ME.

MAJOR...

THE SNAKE'S CRAWLIN' WITH SIOUX, SIR.

IF WE GET CUT OFF IN HIGH COUNTRY,

WE DON'T HAVE A CHANCE.

IF YOU ASK ME --

NOBODY ASKED YOU, SERGEANT.

NO, SIR, NOBODY DID.

FORWARD...HO!

MAJOR'S IN A HURRY TO GET BURIED ON A MONTANA MOUNTAIN.

COME ON!

Kelly: SIOUX ARROW.

THAT MEANS THE ARMY'S MOVIN' UP THE SNAKE.

IT COULD BE JUST A PATROL.

MORE LIKELY THE FULL GARRISON FROM BUFORD.

THAT BOY MAJOR -- WHAT WAS HIS NAME?

TOWNS.

YEAH, HE SAID HE WAS GONNA CROSS THE YELLOWSTONE

AND JUMP THE SIOUX.

HE'D TRY A FOOL THING LIKE THAT?

IF HE DOES,

THE GROUND'S GONNA BE FULL OF SOLDIERS.

I'LL RIDE OUT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING,

SEE IF I CAN PICK UP HIS TRACKS.

THERE WILL BE NO TRACKS.

STORM WILL COME.

[ WIND BLOWS ]

YOU WERE RIGHT.

IT WILL RAIN BEFORE MORNING.

WHAT ABOUT THE ARMY?

THEY'LL MOST LIKELY FOLLOW THE RIVER.

GIVE ME A HAND WITH THE ANIMALS.

WE'LL TIE THEM OUT OF THE WEATHER.

THE WIND WILL COME FROM THE NORTH.

FROM THE WEST.

FROM THE WEST.

GRAB YOURSELF A ROPE.

SNUB 'EM DOWN TIGHT --

NO TELLIN' HOW HARD IT'LL BLOW.

YES, SIR.

MR. KELLY?

YEAH?

I'VE BEEN WONDERIN' --

DO YOU FIGURE WE OUGHT TO THINK AGAIN

ABOUT TAKIN' WAHLEEAH BACK TO HER PEOPLE?

WHO?

WAHLEEAH, THE ARAPAHO.

THAT'S HER NAME.

HER FATHER GAVE IT TO HER.

IT MEANS "HER EYES ARE THE COLOR OF A CLEAR SUMMER SKY."

IT DOES, EH?

YES, SIR.

YOU'RE GETTIN' TO KNOW THAT SQUAW PRETTY CLOSE-UP.

I -- I WISH YOU WOULDN'T CALL HER THAT.

SHE BEEN LOOKIN' CROSSWAYS AT YOU, HAS SHE?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN -- PLAYIN' UP TO YOU.

NO, SIR.

IF SHE DOES, IT'S 'CAUSE SHE WANTS A WAY OUT OF THIS VALLEY.

NOTHIN' ELSE.

YES, SIR.

I -- I GUESS A FELLA WOULD BE PLAIN FOOLISH

TO GO THINKIN' SERIOUS ABOUT AN INDIAN.

TAKIN' HER FOR A WOMAN, I MEAN.

BUT YOU'VE BEEN.

BEEN WHAT?

THINKIN' SERIOUS.

WELL, YES, SIR. SO?

YOU TOLD HER, HAVE YOU?

TOLD HER?

THAT YOU WANT HER.

NO, SIR.

WELL, DON'T.

IT WON'T WORK.

WHEN YOU WERE A BOY,

DID YOU EVER GO OUT IN THE WOODS,

CATCH SOMETHIN' WILD -- A RABBIT OR A BIRD --

AND TAKE IT HOME WITH YOU TO KEEP?

YES, SIR.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL...

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED.

IT EITHER GOT SICK, RAN AWAY, OR DIED.

IT'S THE SAME WAY WITH AN INDIAN.

YOU GO TRYIN' TO TAME 'EM, MAKE 'EM LIVE WHITE --

IT JUST WON'T WORK.

YOU BRING THAT OTHER SADDLE.

YES, SIR.

I WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR BACK.

TURN OVER.

IT IS WELL.

DO LIKE I TELL YOU.

DOES THAT HURT?

NO.

THAT?

NO.

THERE WILL BE A SCAR.

IT DOES NOT MATTER.

YOU SHOULD HAVE LET ME DIE.

IS THAT WHAT YOU BEEN TELLIN' THE BOY...

SO AS TO GET HIM FEELIN' SORRY FOR YOU?

SORRY ENOUGH TO TAKE YOU BACK TO YOUR PEOPLE?

IS THAT ALL YOU EVER THINK OF --

MY RUNNING AWAY?

LOOK -- I DON'T LIKE THIS ANY MORE THAN YOU DO.

YET YOU KEEP ME HERE.

YOU BELONG TO GALL.

THAT IS NOT THE REASON.

NO?

NO. IN THE BEGINNING

YOU WERE AFRAID OF WHAT THEY WOULD DO TO YOU

IF I RAN AWAY.

AND NOW?

YOU HAVE LOOKED AT ME.

LOOKED AT YOU?

A WOMAN CAN TELL WITHOUT WORDS.

YOU COULDN'T GET ANYWHERE WITH THE BOY,

SO NOW YOU'RE TRYIN' TO WORK ON ME.

IS THAT IT?

YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

I SLEEP BENEATH YOUR BLANKETS.

SO?

MANY THINGS CAN HAPPEN BEFORE SPRING.

YOU GETTIN' OUT OF THIS VALLEY

AIN'T GONNA BE ONE OF 'EM.

WE WILL SEE.

NO SIGN OF 'EM, MAJOR.

THEY MUST HAVE DOUBLED BACK IN THE STORM.

WELL, THEN, THEY CROSSED THE RIVER BEHIND US.

YES, SIR, AND THERE'S NO TELLIN' WHERE.

CAN WE GET THE MEN ACROSS HERE, SERGEANT?

YES, SIR, BUT DON'T YOU THINK

WE OUGHT TO CIRCLE HIGH AROUND AND PICK UP THEIR --

CORPORAL! WE'RE SWINGING SOUTH.

HAVE THE REAR GUARD CLOSE UP ON THE MAIN BODY.

LIEUTENANT? YES, SIR.

I WANT --

AS YOU WERE.

REJOIN YOUR MEN, SERGEANT.

YES, SIR.

MAJOR.

KELLY.

PLANNIN' ON CROSSIN' THE RIVER, ARE YOU?

I TOLD YOU I WAS GOING TO DRIVE THE SIOUX

BACK TO THE DAKOTAS.

THAT'S WHAT I INTEND TO DO.

I KNEW A MAN ONCE --

HE INTENDED TO KILL A BEAR WITH A STICK.

BURIED HIM.

I FAIL TO SEE THE COMPARISON.

YOU CROSS THAT RIVER, YOU WILL.

NOW, LOOK --

YOU LOOK, MAJOR! GIVE OR TAKE A SQUAW,

THERE'S 1,000 HEAD OF SIOUX SOUTH OF THE YELLOWSTONE.

AS I SAID BEFORE, MR. KELLY,

THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE.

THEY'VE HAD EYES ON YOU

EVER SINCE YOU LEFT THE MOUTH OF THE SNAKE.

YOU LET THE INDIANS GO UNPUNISHED

FOR WHAT HAPPENED AT THE HORN.

CUSTER WAS A MAN FULL-GROWN.

AND SO AM I, MR. KELLY.

THAT'S A MATTER OF OPINION.

CAVALRY'S READY TO MOVE, SIR.

VERY WELL, CORPORAL.

I'LL TELL YOU ONCE MORE, MAJOR --

ON THIS SIDE YOU'RE IN TROUBLE,

OVER THERE YOU'RE DEAD.

LIEUTENANT.

Lieutenant: YES, SIR?

MOVE THE MEN ACROSS THE RIVER.

YES, SIR.

COLUMN RIGHT! HO!

WE'VE GOTTEN THIS FAR WITHOUT YOUR HELP, MR. KELLY.

YOU'RE A DAMN FOOL, MAJOR.

YOU'RE GOIN' BACK.

BACK?

TO YOUR PEOPLE.

YOU WILL TAKE ME?

SOMEBODY'S GOT TO.

BUT KELLY --

HE'S GOT NO RIGHT KEEPIN' YOU HERE!

NO RIGHT AT ALL.

HE KNOWS ALL THERE IS ABOUT TRAPPIN', TRACKIN',

STAYIN' ALIVE IN WILD COUNTRY.

HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT THAT.

BUT HE DON'T KNOW ABOUT PEOPLE...

AND WHAT THEY FEEL INSIDE.

IT DON'T MATTER IF THEY'RE INDIAN, WHITE, OR WHAT.

I'LL GET THE HORSES.

HE WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU.

I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT...

THOUGHT ABOUT IT A LOT.

HE'S WRONG.

I HOPE I'M RIGHT.

I HAVE PACKED --

NO!

NO!

YAH!

ANCE?

ANCE!

ANCE!

THEY TOOK HER, MR. KELLY.

SAYAPI.

YES, SIR.

WE GOT TO GET HER. WE --

TAKE IT EASY.

I -- I WAS GONNA RUN OFF WITH WAHLEEAH...

TAKE HER TO HER PEOPLE.

I GUESS I'VE BEEN NOTHIN' BUT TROUBLE TO YOU, MR. KELLY.

YOU GUESS AGAIN.

I DON'T EVER WANT TO LEAVE THIS VALLEY.

WAHLEEAH SAYS THAT... IT GOES ALL GREEN IN SPRING.

SHE SAYS THAT... GOD DWELLS IN HIGH COUNTRY.

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT?

YEAH.

MR. KELLY...

I DIDN'T THINK I'D EVER TALK OUT AGAINST YOU,

BUT...YOU'RE WRONG.

WRONG?

YEAH. BEIN' ALONE -- IT AIN'T A GOOD WAY --

NOT A GOOD WAY AT ALL.

AND -- AND WAHLEEAH -- SHE NEEDS YOU.

AND IF YOU ASK ME...

YOU NEED HER, TOO.

FIND HER.

PLEASE FIND HER, MR. --

[ THUNDER CRASHES ]

[ THUNDER CRASHES ]

[ HORSES NEIGH ]

[ TWIG SNAPS ]

YOU ARE MY WOMAN NOW,

AND NOBODY CAN TAKE YOU FROM ME.

NOBODY.

[ RUSTLING ]

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ GUNSHOTS ]

[ THUNDER CRASHES ]

THE LAND THAT BURNS.

WE'LL FOLLOW IT NORTH -- TAKE YOU TO HIGH COUNTRY.

HIGH COUNTRY?

THAT'S WHAT ANCE WANTED.

GALL WILL KILL YOU.

HE'LL TRY.

HE'S A GREAT WARRIOR.

YOU'D HAVE ME TURN YOU OVER TO HIM?

NO MAN CAN TAKE MY LOVE --

IT MUST BE GIVEN,

AS THE SUN GIVES WARMTH TO THE GRAY OF DAWN.

I WOULD RATHER BE DEAD THAN TO BE WITH GALL.

I HAVE NOT LOOKED AT HIM.

I HAVE LOOKED AT YOU.

THEY CAUGHT US IN A CANYON. WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE.

WHERE'S THE MAJOR?

DEAD. I GOT TO GET THESE BOYS BACK TO BUFORD, KELLY.

YOU GOT TO HELP ME.

I CAN'T.

YOU MEAN YOU WON'T.

I MEAN I CAN'T.

DO YOU FIGURE THEY MEAN TO HIT US AGAIN?

JUST AS HARD AS THEY CAN.

WE CAN MAKE A RUN FOR IT.

WE WOULDN'T STAND A CHANCE.

IF I WERE YOU,

I'D SCATTER MY MEN IN THOSE TREES.

WELL, YOU HEARD HIM, LIEUTENANT.

ALL RIGHT, SERGEANT, SCATTER THE MEN.

YES, SIR. SCATTER!

WHY DON'T THEY COME ON? THEY'RE JUST SITTIN' THERE.

THEY GOT EVERYTHING THEIR WAY. THEY'RE IN NO HURRY.

KELLY...

UH-HUH?

I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO TELL YOU I WAS SORRY.

SORRY?

HOW ME AND THE BOYS DONE YOU AT BUFORD.

SEEMS TO ME IT WAS THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

YEAH... I GUESS IT WAS AT THAT.

I WONDER WHAT HE WANTS.

YOU WILL GIVE ME THE WOMAN.

YOU SAID SHE COULD CHOOSE FOR HERSELF

WHO SHE RIDES WITH.

YOU'D HAVE HER DIE WITH THE SOLDIERS?

AND IF I GIVE HER TO YOU?

YOU MAY GO IN PEACE.

BUT NOT THEM.

THEY DIE.

FOR EVERY SOLDIER YOU KILL HERE,

THERE'LL BE 10 TO TAKE HIS PLACE.

I WILL FIGHT THEM

WITH THE LAST BREATH OF MY BODY.

GIVE ME THE WOMAN.

SHE STAYS HERE WITH ME.

YOU LEAVE ME NO CHOICE.

[ SPEAKING SIOUX LANGUAGE ]

HAH!

[ WAR CRIES ]

HAH!

[ WAR CRIES ]

HAH!

[ WAR CRIES ]

[ GUNSHOTS ]

HOLD 'EM.

HOLD YOUR FIRE! HOLD YOUR FIRE!

NOW!

AHHHHHH!

AHHHHHH!

HOLD YOUR FIRE!

HOLD YOUR FIRE!

THEY'LL BE BACK.

MR. KELLY, WE CAN'T STAND OFF ANOTHER ONE LIKE THAT.

YEAH, I KNOW.

WHY DON'T YOU GIVE 'EM THE SQUAW, KELLY?

THEN YOU CAN RIDE OUT OF HERE ALIVE.

ME AND THE BOYS -- SHE STAYS.

MUST BE SOMETHIN' SPECIAL.

SHE IS.

AHHHHH!

AHHHHH!

[ GUNFIRE STOPS ]

SHE WAS COMING TO ME TO SAVE YOU.

SHE WOULD GIVE HER LIFE THAT YOU MAY LIVE.

SHE HAS CHOSEN WITH WHOM SHE WISHES TO RIDE.

TAKE HER...AND GO IN PEACE.

AND THE SOLDIERS?

THEY DIE.

HOW MANY LOVED ONES WILL DIE BEFORE THE FIGHTING IS OVER?

HOW MANY WILL FEEL LIKE WE FEEL NOW?

TAKE YOUR WARRIORS AND GO AWAY FROM THIS PLACE.

THIS LAND NO LONGER SMILES ON YOUR PEOPLE.

[ GUN FIRES THREE TIMES ]

[ FOGHORN BLOWS THREE TIMES ]